The Psychological Birth of the Human Infant (Symbiosis and Individuation) - Margaret S. Mahler

''The biological birth of the human infant and the psychological birth of the individual are not coincident in time. The former is a dramatic, observable, and well-circumscribed event; the latter a slowly unfolding intra psychic process.''Thus begins this highly acclaimed book in which the author and her collaborators break new ground in developme